show that Latvia experienced a sharp rise in poverty, widening of the poverty gap, and a rise in income inequality due to … restaurants, construction, and manufacturing) likely led the poverty head count to increase from 14.4 percent in 2008 to 20 ….2 percent in 2009. The poverty gap, which measures the national poverty deficit, was simulated to increase from 5.9 percent in …

This paper sheds light on the impact of improving employment and education conditions on poverty and social exclusion … and education lead countries to achieve the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target with no other policy … different settings and uses widely available household survey data. The simulation model analyzes poverty and social exclusion …